> On Oct 5, 2018, at 11:17 PM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can’t answer yes or no to that as I’m not exactly sure of the function with > Winamp that you’re talking about. > I was never an advanced Winamp user. > Yep, Winamp did everything I wanted it to do until it started causing > problems here. > I like like a lot of others here I’m sure was quite happy to pay the $19 I > think it was upgrade fee to Winamp Pro. > That’s all in the past now and the past will not be coming back so make the > most of and use what we have. > > >> On 6 Oct 2018, at 11:44 am, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> One of the things I loved about Winamp is the ability to punch in a number >> in a file and have the player go right to that spot! Can VLC do that? And >> if so, how is that done? >> Tom Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 9:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? >> >> Well there is hope, VLC will keep getting better so there’s your hope, the >> more people who use the software then the more feedback the developers get. >> >> >>> On 6 Oct 2018, at 11:26 am, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes...and that is what I am sorry about (that Winamp is not actively being >>> developed) guess one can always hope--smile! >>> Tom Kaufman >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane >>> Trethowan >>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 9:13 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>> >>> Point taken and that's fair enough. >>> By the way there's another difference between VLC and Winamp, one is being >>> actively developed and the other hasn't been for quite some time <smile>. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Byron Stephens >>> Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 10:33 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>> >>> I don't even use any equalizers at least not software, but a twenty band >>> hardware unit I would and will. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, October 5, 2018 5:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>> >>> >>>> For what its worth from me and thanks for starting this discussion. >>>> Its been a very long while since I used Winamp, why did I stop using it? >>>> Because Winamp kept crashing when I tried to play video files recorded >>>> in standard TS format from my video TV tuners that I use still ttill >>>> this day though different models obviously. >>>> So then began my search for a new player that was easy to use and did >>>> what I believe a player needs to do, play the track when I press play, >>>> move to the next track or skip through a track when I press or hold >>>> the forward button etc. >>>> VLC did these things and many more besides. >>>> I grant you, VLC is not the friendliest App to get around but one can >>>> get around much of it using the JAWS cursor or whatever your thing is >>>> called on your Screen Reader. >>>> If I had my way equalisers in players wouldn't be present. >>>> I know I sound harsh but the amount of times I've seen equalisers >>>> abused to the point that people manage to stuff their speaker systems >>>> up causes me to perhaps take this view. >>>> A good sounding pair of speakers which don't cost all that much these >>>> days shouldn't require any additional medaling in the form of an >>> equaliser. >>>> I went to someone's house the other day, this chap had what I would >>>> call a perfectly serviceable pair of Altec Lansing computer speakers, >>>> well at least I would have termed this speaker system in that way when >>>> it was bought but after this chap had applied God only knows how many >>>> equalisers in the audio chain? Well this respectable speaker system >>>> had been turned to the sound of mud literally, sure! Enough bottom but >>>> for what, to demolish the house and perhaps Next doors dwelling too? >>>> It certainly didn't sound good. >>>> And the top, well it was there but incredibly harsh to the point that >>>> my ears felt sore just trying to listen to the thing. >>>> Where was the Mid-range? Lost somewhere in the cocofany of noise. >>>> Anyway back to the point of VLC and I'm very pleased to say that the >>>> developers are slowly but surely making accessibility fixes as updates >>>> roll out and I reckon they're doing a fair job since VLC is an open >>>> source package. >>>> I use VLC on other devices such as my Apple Mac machines, iPhone and >>>> iPads and Android with pleasing results. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of JM Casey >>>> Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 8:05 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>>> >>>> The VlC equalizer is certainly a lot less convenient to set and save >>>> settings than the Winamp one using a screen-reader. One can easily >>>> adopt any of the presets, but saving your own settings requires >>>> messing with the not-too-accessible filters within the preferences >>>> dialog box. Actually the whole design is weird and I wish that Video >>>> Lan gave the ability to easily save and load multiple equalizer >>>> settings in VLC. >>>> >>>> Just curious, but why not have both programmes? I watch a lot of >>>> movies, especially with my sighted partner, and VLC is without doubt >>>> an awesome video player and far more versatile and just better at this >>>> than winamp ever was. However, I still use Winamp for my audio needs >>>> and it works exceedingly well for this purpose even in Windows 10. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian >>>> Olesen >>>> Sent: October 5, 2018 5:50 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>>> >>>> Hi all you nice audiofiles, >>>> >>>> Well I use VLC myself, but I have an old fascion student, who prefers >>>> Winamp. >>>> >>>> I want to persuade him to do the switch. >>>> >>>> But how is it with information about timing lenghth of files in >>>> minutes and seconds and such. Can we easily get to that info also in >>>> VLC? >>>> >>>> Are there other fields where VLC lacks information compared to Winamp? >>>> >>>> Is it actually the other way around? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Believe it or not guys, I still use Windows Media Player too. Because of >>>> the SRS Wow virtual surround sound effect you can turn on. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > >
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